n.
Pronunciation: ' s ī m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin cyma, from Latin, cabbage sprout, from Greek kyma swell, wave, cabbage sprout, from kyein to be pregnant; akin to Sanskrit ś vayati it swells, grows
Date: 1794
: an inflorescence in which each floral axis terminates in a single flower especially : a determinate inflorescence of this type containing several flowers with the first-opening central flower terminating the main axis and subsequent flowers developing from lateral buds ― see INFLORESCENCE illustration